Anderson made sure Morgan was lockered next to Rose. Perez handled the formal introductions. Said Perez: "I told him, 'Hey, we're here to play baseball. We’re here to have fun.

Cincinnati Reds legend Tony Perez on Big Red Machine clubhouse, how he got Big Dog nickname Cincinnati Reds legend Tony Perez was a "glue guy" in the Big Red Machine clubhouse.

By the time Sparky Anderson got the Reds job as a no-name, first-time big-league manager ahead of the 1970 season he found what might have been the ideal ally on his roster in the toughened ...

By the time Sparky Anderson got the Reds job as a no-name, first-time big-league manager ahead of the 1970 season he found what might have been the ideal ally on his roster in the toughened ...